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The Shinobazu Pond and its subdivisions. Situated in the south of Ueno Park, the pond is divided in three sections (see map), one called Lotus Pond (蓮の池, Hasu no Ike) because of the plants that during the summer completely cover its surface, one called Boat Pond (ボートの池, Bōto no Ike) from the rental boats it hosts, and the third called Cormorant Pond (鵜の池, U no Ike ...
Ueno Tōshō-gū ca. 1920 A Visit to Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine by Harada Naojirō (1863-1899). Ueno Tōshō-gū is said to have been built in 1627, by Tōdō Takatora. [4] It is known that in 1627 it was dedicated to the memory of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542–1616), [3] the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in ...
Breath of the Wild is an open world action-adventure game. Players are tasked with exploring the kingdom of Hyrule while controlling Link. Breath of the Wild encourages nonlinear gameplay, which is illustrated by the lack of defined entrances or exits to areas, [1] scant instruction given to the player, and encouragement to explore freely. [2]
Shiba Tōshō-gū is notable for its giant ginkgo tree, one of the biggest in Tokyo, with a height of 21.5 m (71 ft) and a trunk circumference of 6.5 m (21 ft). It is believed that Tokugawa Iemitsu , the third Tokugawa shōgun , planted the tree himself, when the Tōshō-gū shrine was rebuilt in 1641.
A Tōshō-gū (東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is enshrined. [1] Tōshō-gūs are found throughout Japan . The most well-known Tōshō-gū is the Nikkō Tōshō-gū located in Nikkō , Tochigi Prefecture . [ 2 ]
This flame was later merged with a flame started in Nagasaki. In 1968 members of the Tokyo's Shitamachi People Association put forward the idea of lighting the flame at the precinct of Tosho-gu shrine in Tokyo's Ueno Park. In April 1989, an “Association for the Flame of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Lit at Ueno Toshogu” was founded and tens of ...
Nezu Shrine (根津神社, Nezu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1705, it is one of the oldest places of worship in the city, and several of the buildings on the shrine grounds have been designated as Important Cultural Property .
Namiyoke Inari Shrine (波除稲荷神社, Namiyoke inari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo. It is an Inari shrine that was built on the water's edge when this part of Tokyo (then Edo) was created from landfill after the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657. The name of the shrine literally means "protection from waves."